diff --git a/util/kconfig/Makefile b/util/kconfig/Makefile
index a216fd3aea..f80d531067 100644
--- a/util/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/util/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # Kernel configuration targets
 # These targets are used from top-level makefile
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+export LANG=C
+
 PHONY += oldconfig xconfig gconfig menuconfig config silentoldconfig update-po-config \
 	localmodconfig localyesconfig